gaaDidalaa eeDchi tannanee,
aaDapillalaa laagi muddu peTTukOnee,
jeevitamanTE naakenta ishTamanee!
indulO kshaNakshaNamoo naapraaNam!
aaSaa, aaDadaani choopoo, roopoo, teepoo,
niraaSaa, niTToorpoo, kanneeroo, selayEroo,
gaanamoo, paanamoo, maunamoo, paradhyaanamoo, gaayamoo,
visugoo, virahamoo, vennelaa, Dailamaa, aakalee,
daahamoo, SOkamoo, mOhamoo, rOgamoo, smRtee, kalaa,
enDaa, netturoo, chemaTaa, puvvoo, navvoo-
ennenni kalabOsi viraboosindee jeevitam!
anukshaNam naa vunikini anubhavistO
inkaa nEnu voopiriniTlaa lOpaliki peelchi
bayaTiki vadulutunTE enta aanandam!
enchakkaa renDu kaaLLoo,renDu chEtuloo,
mukkoo, mohamoo, talaa, medaDoo, nEnoo,
lab Dab mani koTTukunToo oka gunDE,
chuTToo rakarakaala mokkaloo, mohaaloo,
ranguloo ruchuloo vaasanaloo
Sabdaaloo sparSaloo aalOchanaloo
adhbhutamaina prapanchamoo
anantamaina viSvamoo...
Oh! santOshamtO vukkiribikkirai
chachchipOdunugaanee jeevitam meeda prEma!
jeevitam amoolyavaram!
atisahajamoo, alikhitamoo ayina
navarasamaya kaavyam!
andukE
gaaDidalaa eeDchi tannanee,
aaDapillalaa laagi muddu peTTukOnee,
jeevitamanTE naakenta ishTamanee!
- Chandrasekhararao KanneganTi